John Ratzenberger

Biography

John Dezso Ratzenberger is an American actor, voice actor, director, producer, writer and entrepreneur. He is one of the most successful actors of all time in terms of box-office receipts. Ratzenberger is best known for portraying Cliff Clavin on the popular comedy series Cheers, for which he earned two Primetime Emmy nominations. He is the only voice actor to appear in every Pixar Animation Studios feature film, including Hamm in the Toy Story franchise, The Underminer in The Incredibles franchise, and Mack in the Cars franchise. Ratzenberger began his entertainment career while living in London in the 1970s. He had minor film and television roles throughout the late 70s and early 1980s before creating, and then landing, the role of the know-it-all mailman Cliff Clavin on Cheers, a role he portrayed throughout the show's eleven seasons. His first Pixar role was the voice of Hamm in Toy Story, and he has voiced Pixar characters in films and video games ever since. From 2004 to 2008 he hosted the TV documentary series Made in America. Outside of acting, he has promoted American entrepreneurship and manufacturing, and campaigned for several Republican candidates.

Most Known For

The Simpsons

as Cliff Clavin / CGI Homer Simpson (voice)

Bones

as Bill Schumacher

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Stu Kirchoff

Frasier

as Cliff Clavin

That '70s Show

as Glen

Mom

as Stan

Cheers

as Cliff Clavin

The View

as Self

Dancing with the Stars

as Self - Contestant

The Goldbergs

as Digby Yates

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

as Bob

Magnum, P.I.

as Walt Brewster

Hell's Kitchen

as Self - Bartender & Guest Judge

The Drew Carey Show

as Himself

Hill Street Blues

as Phony Cop

St. Elsewhere

as Cliff Clavin

Poker Face

as Abe

Inside Out 2

as Fritz (voice)

Monsters, Inc.

as Yeti (voice)

Touched by an Angel

as Merl